Never Alone

In the last month, I’ve had friends whose loved ones died from a variety of causes. All were unexpected. These deaths left people sucker-punched with grief and sorrow.  This morning, as I was reading through the book of Exodus, I came across a single verse...

The Spirit of Fear

The spirit of fear is ramping up its activity. Fear grips a person’s heart and creates an unexpected and irrational response where just moments before sane and sensible dialogue was possible. There will be some situations where confronting the fear in others will not...

Reading the Signs of the Times

Great regret is approaching. This regret can be avoided if we properly discern the signs of the times in which we live. This is an Issachar moment of history. Issachar was a tribe descended from Jacob and Leah. The sons of Issachar had a unique assignment. “From the...

Believing the Best

I just had a wonderful experience. I was sent a private message letting me know that on one of my social media platforms I had been hacked. Someone posted some unseemly content without my knowledge. The kind person revealing this to me believed the best about me, and...

The End of Spiritual Drought

A drought not seen in over a thousand years is taking place in the American West. Reservoirs that once held water for irrigation and power generation are at historic lows. Just this week, Lake Oroville, one of California’s largest lakes, became so low that the power...

The Need For Boundaries

A friend of mine holds a significant support position in an organization of regional influence. Of late, my friend has taken on an overwhelming amount of added duties. I knew this situation would not last long if emotional and spiritual health was to be...